William A. Sirmon
Home Town: Crichton, AL
General Orders No. 37, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to William A. Sirmon, Captain, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Clemery, France, August 16, 1918. At an imminent risk of his own life Captain Sirmon rescued another officer by carrying him at night through enemy fire and under heavy machine-gun fire for 300 yards to a place of safety, where he dressed the wounds of the disabled officer.
